Mower.



E. G. GOODWIN.

MOWER.

APPLIoATIoN FILBD JAN. s. 1909.

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

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MOWER.

. ySpecification of Letters Patent Patented aug. si, ieee.

. Application filed January 8, 1909. Serial No'. `471,357'.

To all whom it' may concern.' 1

B e it known that I, `ERNEST Gr. GOODWIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bybee, in the county of Fluvanna and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Mower, of which the following is a specification. i j' This invention has relation to mowers ,and it consists in the novel construction andarrangement of itsparts, as hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a mower with a sickle driving mechanism in which a vibrating arin is employed in the,

used upon rough land, and either-endpoih tion of the cutter bar and sickle bar may be swung vertically when the .other end portions of the said bars may remain sufficiently near the ground to perform operation. The said bars may also bev swung` into vertical positions without disconnecting any of the parts and an adjustable lever mechanism is provided by means of which the parts may be conveniently swung as indicated. i

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a fop plan view of the mower with parts broken away: Fig. 2is a longitudinal sectional view of the same: Fig?) is a perspective view of a leverinechanism used upon the mower: Fig. lfis a perspective view, partly in section, of the means for connect-V ing the arm referred to with the sickle-bar. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a j oist used in the mower.

The mower consists of an axle shaft 1, upon which is mounted the traction wheels 2. The intermediate portion of the'aXle 1 is surrounded by the sleeve 3. The sleeve is provided, at intervals, with the enlarged portions 4l, in which are located the rollers 5 which form bearings for the sleeve 3 upon the axle shaft 1. A gear-'wheel 6 is keyed or otherwise fixed to the aXle-'s'haft'h and mesheswith the gear wheel 7 which is loosely joiirnaled upon a shaft 8, supported lin the casing 9, which, in turn, is supported by the i sleeve 3. The lever mechanism 10 is mounted upon the casing 9 and is operatively con nected with the gear wheel 7 whereby the said gear wheel may be moved longitudinally along the shaft 8. The gear wheel 7 is provided at one end with the clutch member 11. The gear wheel 12 is keyed upon the :shaft'S and is provided with a clutch hub 13, which is adapted to be engaged by the clutch member 1,1 carried by the gear wheel 7. rThe gear wheel 12 meshes with the gear wheel 14 which is loosely journaled upon the axle shaft 1. The said gear wheel 14C is attached to, or is an integral part of, the

gear wheel 15. Said gear wheels 11 and 15 are concentrically arranged. The gear wheel 15 meshes with the gear wheel 16 which is fixed to the shaft 17, which in turn is j ournaled for rotation in thc-forward portion of the casing 9. One end of the shaft 17 projects through the side of the casing 9, and

j the disk 18 is mounted upon the projecting` end of the said shaft 17.

t is mounted upon the face of the disk 1S and `the opposite side of the disk 1S from that The wrist-pin 1f) upon which the said wrist-piii 19 is mounted, is thicker or heavier than the side thereof which carries the said wrist-pin, in order that the said disk may 'be properly balanced upon the shaft 17.

The frame 2O is attached to the sleeve 3 and is located between the traction vwheels 2. Thetriangular 'arm 22 is provided at one end with a bearing portion 23 which receives the wrist-pin 19. The arm 22 is pivotcd at` the end of the side thereof oppo- .site to which the bearingl mounted to the. cruciform arm 21 which inA turn is pivoted upon the fra-ine 20. The arm 22 is provided with forwardly disposed sides25 and ,26 which merge together at their forward ends andl areprovided with the ball 27. The shoe 2S is attached to the forward portion of the frame 2O and the cutter-bar 29 is pivotally connected with the said shoe 28 in the usual manner. rl-he sickle-bar 30 is arranged tojreciprocate along the cutter bar and is provided at its inner end with a glob- -ulai' enlargen'ient 31.` The enlargement 31 is connectedwith the ball 2T carried by the arms 2o-and 2G `by a link which made up I of the side sections 32, `which are bolted together as atBB, (se'eFigjQ). One of the said sections 32 is provided with a spring 34;, which is adapted to engage the cap mounted `inY upon the bolt 33 and prevent the same from are formed into the socket 36, which receives' the globular enlargement :31 and the end of the sickle bar 30. The said enlargement 3l, together with the socket 36, forms a universal joint. j

The rear end of the tongue 37 is connected with the sleeve 3, and the operators seat 38 is mounted upon the rear end portion of the said tongue. The lever 39 is fiilcrumed upon the frame 20, and is provided with a pawlv 40 which engages thegear segment 41 also mounted upon the said frame 20. The lower, end portion of the lever 39 is connected by means of the link 42 with the rear end of the shoe 23, and, through the instrumentality of the `said lever and its connections, the s"aid shoe 2S may be swung or tilted longitudinally. The lever 43 is :tul-

crumed upon the sleeve 3 and is provided at its rear end with a foot-rest 44. The rocker Y 45 is-pivotally attached to the sideof the tongue 37 and the-rod 46 is pivotally connected at its forward end with one end of the rocker 45, and at its rear end is pivotally .connected with the lever 43. The rocker 47 is pivotally mounted upon an extension 43 of the frame 20 and the rod 49 is pivotally connected at one end with one end of the rocker and at its other end with one end of the rocker 47.A The rod 50 pivotally connects the other end of the rocker 47 with the standard 51'which is erected upon tlieslioe i 2S. Through the instrumentality of the foot lever 44 and its connections,the cutterbar may beswung vertically at its outer end V upon its hinge connection with the frame 20. Y The lever 52 is fulcruined to the tongue 37 and is provided upon one side with a pawl 53 which is adapted to operate upon the segment 54 which is located at one side of the said lever 52.` The segment 55 -is pivotally attachedto the opposite side of the tongue 37 from that upon which the segment 54 is erally disposed lug 53.

mounted. The said segment 55 is provided with aseries of gear teeth 56, and is also provided withV a depending lug 57 and a lat- The vspring 59 is connected at one end with the lug 57 and at its forward end with the hook 60 mounted other end of the said chain 61 is attached to' .the standard 63, which is also erected upon the shoe 27. The pawl 64 is mounted upon the lever 52 and is adapted to engage the teeth 56 of the segment 55. and 64 are connected with the handle grips 65 and 66 respectively by the usual rod connections, and it will be seen that, by disen gaging the pawl v53 from either of the teeth 67 which are mounted upon the segment 54, and by permitting the pawl 64 to ieinain iii engagement with any one of the teeth 65, that the disk may be swung upon its pivot, which, in turn, will move the chain 61 longitudinally, and thereby aiford means for swinging the cutter bar 29 upon its pivotal connection with the frame 20. Thus, Awhen the lever 52 is swung while the said pawl 53 is disengaged from the teeth of the segment 54, the said cutter-bar 29 may be swung or adjusted to a inajoi' extent, while, by disengagino' the pawl `64 from the teeth 56 of the segment 55, the said cutter-bar 29 may be `given minor adjustment in a similar manner. That is to say that the lever 52 may be so positioned with relation to the lug 5S that by swinging the lever 52 the cutter bar 29 maybe moved to a desired position.

The double-tree 63 lies transversely across the tongue 37 and is connected therewith by means (if the spring 69, the forward end oi which is attached to the said double-tree, and the rear end of which is connected with the said tongue. rlhus a resilient means is interposedv` between the tongue and the tree, which will relieve the draft animals of the `jarand strain during the operation of the mower.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure, by Letters Patent, is Y In a mowing machine, the combination with a main frame, and cutting apparatus having jointed connection therewith, a litting mechanism mounted upon the main frame and connected with the cutting ap.

ERNEST GOODlVIN. lVitnesses IVM. SGLii'inii, M. I-I. PAinusH.

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